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Wish upon an star

When Max opened the car door later, she was surprised to see Logan dressed in a warm pullover, an a wind jacket. She sat down and looked at him questioningly.

"What's going on? I thought I'm the one who is pregnant, cold feet and all…" she asked confused. "There are some warm clothes for you in the backseat." Logan said, started the engine and drove off.

"Come on Logan, what's this all about?" Max asked again.

"How was your evening with Cindy?" Logan ignored her question.

"Good." Max said hesitantly, frowning, not sure what to make of this.

"Where are we going. And why are you dressed like in winter?"

"It's a surprise…" Logan said, grinning back at her. "You'll see when we get there."

Max crossed her arms in front of her chest and pouted. "I don't like surprises." She grumbled.

"Patience in all things right!" Logan replied causing Max to role her eyes at him. "Says who!" she shot back. Logan ignored her comment and drove on through the dark streets.

Max frowned an stared out of the side window, until she began to realize where they were going.

"You're kidding!" she shouted suddenly, causing Logan to jump in his seat.

"What?" Logan asked innocently.

"This is the way to the Space Needle!"

"Bingo."

"What do you think we are doing here?"

"What do you usually do when you come here?" Logan asked back.

Max leaned her head to one side and looked at Logan perplexed.

"I sit up there and think."

"Well we can even TALK." Logan said dryly a small smile playing around his lips.

"WHAT?" Max shook her head. "What's wrong with you? You are afraid of heights. You…I mean…" she stuttered, trying to find the right words. "There are, I guess about 600 stairs up to the top. What the hell…" Logan pursed his lips an reached inside his coat. A second later a pair of keys and a key card were dangling in front of her eyes.

"There is an elevator all the way to the lower platform. From there it's only a couple of stairs to the upper platform. I thought we could compromise and stay there, safe behind the railings." He explained.

Max slumped back in her seat. "You're crazy."

"Since this place is so important to you, I thought I had to see it at least once. Maybe get my head wrapped around a couple of things. …If you don't mind, that is." He added, suddenly insecure if Max was even willing to share her refuge with him.

"I…don't mind. But how on earth did you get that key?"

Logan smiled "I have my ways," he said, earning another rolling of Max's eyes.

When they finally reached the base of the Space needle Logan got out and walked around the car, opening the door for Max. He reached to the backseat and got out the warm clothes for max, then held out his hand for her to get out.

Max grinned. "Thank you Sir." Together they made their way trough the outer doors until they had reached the elevator. This is where the key card was needed. Logan swiped the card and the elevator sprang to life. The couple moved inside and waited until the fast rise had stopped and the doors opened again. Even from the lower platform the view was breathtaking-at least Logan thought so. He felt a familiar fear creep up in his throat and kept close to the center to avoid having to look down. Max had already run over to the flight of stairs that wound around the tower all the way to the top and held out her hand to him. Hesitantly, Logan walked over. The stairs were made of metal and had a small pattern of wholes in them which didn't make them more trustworthy. He slowly took one step after another, trying to ignore the fact, that he was trembling. Max moved to his side at the outer railing and together they made their way up to the top. Logan had to pause twice as his legs were starting to give out on him again, but he insisted to go all the way to the top. When they had finally reached the upper platform, Logan was trembling all over. Max wasn't sure whether it was fear, the cold or the rebelling muscles in his leg. Probably a mixture of all. Logan took off his coat and spread it on the floor behind the railing before they sat down. Logan leaned his back against the center of the needle, while Max snuggled into his arms. They sat in silence for a while until Logan's breathing had calmed down and the trembling subsided. Each of them were lost in their own thoughts.

"You okay?" Max finally asked.

"Yes." Logan said , sounding just a little uncomfortable.

"Isn't that an amazing view."

"It is."

"It's the best place to think." Max said, watching the twinkling lights of the city. Logan turned his head up to the sky.

"I think Space needle is the right name. It's like you're floating in space. All these stars. You don't hardly see that many stars from down there. Too much fog, too many blinding lights."

Max followed Logan's gaze and pointed towards the brightest star she could see. "There's the polar star, right?"

"Right. I used to know a lot of stars and constellations in our sun system. I spent all my spare time at the planetarium when I was in second grade. I didn't care too much about school then. The stars were much more fascination. But I'm afraid I don't remember a lot."

"You can see a lot of falling stars up here. They say, if you make a wish on a falling star, it will come true." Max stated.

"Don't you believe so?" Logan asked.

"Do you?" asked back

He hesitated for a moment, then said firmly. "I do." He stared back into the sky looking for a … . They sat unmoving for a couple of minutes until Max shouted. "There! Did you see it?"

"Sure….Make a wish!" Max squeezed her eyes shut and tightened her grip of Logan's hand.

When she opened her eyes, she was smiling.

"What did you wish for?" Logan asked.

"Can't tell. Otherwise it won't come true." Logan smiled at her superstition, but she seemed to relax into his arms " Everything is gonna be okay." Max said with conviction.

They sat quiet for a while, enjoying the serene atmosphere. Suddenly Max jumped up, nearly bumping her head into Logan's chin.

"I know!" she shouted.

Logan changed to a more comfortable position as long as his arms were free. "What?"

"The baby's name!"

Logan raised his eyebrows.

"You know already? We don't even know if it's a boy or a girl."

"It's gonna be a girl. It has to be!" Max said excitedly.

Logan looked at her questioningly and reached for her hand in order to make her sit down again. Her jumping around didn't make him feel comfortable. Anyway; this had to be a girl's thing. How could anyone feel the gender of her baby? They had just learned about the pregnancy-how could max know a name for HER already?

"How on earth can you …?"

"I was just thinking about baby names." Max interrupted him. "It would have to be something nice, something meaningful. Nothing like "Max". Something that sounds…beautiful, like our baby is going to be." She explained excitedly. She sat back down and wrapped Logan's arms around her body.

"Will you tell me what it is?" Logan asked.

Max took a deep breath before she spoke, turned her head around, so her face was very close to his and said full of conviction. "Stella!"

Logan smiled. "Stella," he repeated, listening to the sound of it again. "That's Italian for star, right?"

"Yes!" Max nodded. "Stella…little star." She instinctly started to pat her still flat belly.

Logan moved his hand over hers and kissed the top of her head tenderly.

"Hey baby Stella, what do you think about your name?" he asked, talking to Max's belly.

"I think she likes it." Max said, feeling all the tension fade away.